Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018

HB 1318 Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018

US Congress 115th Congress

Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018
HB-1318


About HB-1318

Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program under which HHS may make grants to states for the purpose of:

  • (1) reviewing pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (maternal deaths);
  • (2) establishing and sustaining a maternal mortality review committee to review relevant information;
  • (3) ensuring that the state department of health develops a plan for ongoing health care provider education in order to improve the quality of maternal care, disseminate findings, and implement recommendations;
  • (4) disseminating a case abstraction form to aid information collection for HHS review and preserve its uniformity; and
  • (5) providing for the public disclosure of information included in state reports

The bill defines "pregnancy-associated death" as the death of a woman while pregnant or during the one-year period following the date of the end of pregnancy, irrespective of the cause of death. It defines "pregnancy-related death" as the death of a woman while pregnant or during the one-year period following the date of the end of pregnancy, irrespective of the pregnancy's duration, from any cause related to, or aggravated by, the pregnancy or its management, excluding any accidental or incidental cause. States shall develop procedures for mandatory reporting to their departments of health by health facilities and professionals concerning maternal deaths and for voluntary reporting of such deaths by family members. States shall investigate each case and prepare a case summary for each case, to be reviewed by the committee and included in applicable reports. The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct HHS to take specified steps to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes.

  

Bill Texts

Enrolled 12/19/2018

Engrossed 12/12/2018

Introduced 03/11/2017

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History

Signed By President.

12/21/2018

Presented To President.

12/19/2018

Message On Senate Action Sent To The House.

12/17/2018

Passed Senate Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S7622)

12/13/2018

Received In The Senate, Read Twice.

12/12/2018

Received In The Senate.

12/12/2018

Considered Under Suspension Of The Rules. (consideration: Cr H10058-10061; Text: Cr H10058-10060)

12/11/2018

On Motion To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Bill, As Amended Agreed To By Voice Vote. (text: Cr H10058-10060)

12/11/2018

Considered Under Suspension Of The Rules. (consideration: Cr H10058-10061)

12/11/2018

Motion To Reconsider Laid On The Table Agreed To Without Objection.

12/11/2018

On Motion To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Bill, As Amended Agreed To By Voice Vote.

12/11/2018

Debate - The House Proceeded With Forty Minutes Of Debate On H.r. 1318.

12/11/2018

Considered Under Suspension Of The Rules.

12/11/2018

Mr. Burgess Moved To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Bill, As Amended.

12/11/2018

Referred To The Subcommittee On Health.

03/17/2017

Introduced In House

03/02/2017

Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce.

03/02/2017